Black Welsh people
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Black Welsh people are Welsh people who have an African, Afro-Caribbean or other Black background. Wales is home to one of the United Kingdom's oldest black communities, and Tiger Bay in Cardiff has housed a large Somali population since the development of the port in the 19th century. The 2011 census reported that there were more than 18,000 Welsh-African people in Wales (0.6% of the Welsh population).[1]
The first recorded black person to live in North Wales, of whom historians have detailed knowledge, was John Ystumllyn (died 1786), a Gwynedd gardener whose origins are unrecorded.[2]
Notable black Welsh people[edit]
Sports[edit]
Association football[edit]
- Ethan Ampadu[3]
- George Berry
- Nathan Blake[4]
- Ben Cabango
- Robert Earnshaw[5]
- Danny Gabbidon[6]
- Ryan Giggs[7]
- Adam Henley
- Brennan Johnson
- Joel Lynch
- Rabbi Matondo
- Eddie Parris[8]
- Jazz Richards
- Tyler Roberts
- Hal Robson-Kanu
- Sanchez Watt
- Sorba Thomas
- Ashley Williams[9]
Athletics[edit]
- Jamie Baulch, sprint athlete[10]
- Colin Jackson[11]
- Christian Malcolm, track and field athlete[12]
- Nigel Walker, former Welsh track and field athlete and Wales international rugby union player[13]
Rugby League[edit]
- Billy Boston, represented Great Britain[14]
- Regan Grace
- Clive Sullivan, the first black athlete to captain Great Britain in any sport[15]
Rugby Union[edit]
- Aled Brew
- Nathan Brew
- Leon Brown
- Mark Brown, became the first known player of black origin to represent Wales in 1983.[16]
- Colin Charvis, the first black captain of the Wales national rugby union team[17][18]
- Rio Dyer
- Jason Forster
- Ashton Hewitt, Hewitt has also become known for speaking out against racial abuse.[19][20]
- Martyn Madden
- Mackenzie Martin
- Richard Parks, former Wales international rugby union player turned extreme endurance athlete and television presenter[21]
- Anthony Sullivan
- Ben Thomas
- Gavin Thomas
- Christ Tshiunza, became the first black & African born player to represent Wales in November 2021.[22]
- Eli Walker
- Nigel Walker[13]
- Glen Webbe, often stated to be the first black player to play for Wales, Webbe was the first black player to represent Wales at a World Cup, and is considered by many to be Wales' "first black icon".[23][24]
Boxing[edit]
Music[edit]
- Dame Shirley Bassey, singer[26]
- Jason Camilleri (Dregz),[27][28] rapper and former BBC presenter[29]
- Kizzy Crawford, singer-songwriter and producer[30]
- Eädyth, producer and singer-songwriter[31]
- Patti Flynn, jazz singer and founder and patron of Black History Wales[32]
- Benji Webbe, musician, frontman of the alternative metal band Skindred[33]
Film and television[edit]
- Josie d'Arby, TV presenter[34]
- Rakie Ayola, actress[35]
- Rungano Nyoni, film director and screenwriter[36]
- Suzanne Packer, actress[37]
- Jessica Sula, actress[38]
- Tayce, RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 2 contestant[39]
- Darragh Mortell, actor[40]
Others[edit]
- Betty Campbell, headteacher[41]
- Abdulrahim Abby Farah, diplomat[42][43]
- Vaughan Gething, First Minister of Wales[44] in the Welsh Government[45]
- Uzo Iwobi, equalities practitioner and former Commissioner for the Commission for Racial Equality[46]
- Louise Watkins Kelton, United States Marshal[47][48]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Office for National Statistics: Wales 2011". Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ Green, Andrew (10 October 2019). "Ystumllyn, John (d. 1786), gardener". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.013.112797. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Abbandonato, Paul (10 August 2016). "The 15-year-old wonderkid England want to poach has just become big news". Wales Online.
- ^ "Nathan Blake, sportsman with a Welsh connection!". www.famouswelsh.com. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
- ^ "Profiles: Robert Earnshaw". Cardiff City F.C. Archived from the original on 29 May 2012.
- ^ "D. Gabbidon: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "Giggs 'proud' of mixed race heritage". BBC Sport.
- ^ Article in Chepstow Free Press Archived 3 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Ashley Williams". Premier League. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017.
- ^ Welsh athletes Baulch and Thomas finally hold the gold. BBC Sport (11 May 2010). Retrieved on 2010-06-04.
- ^ Who Do You Think You Are – Colin Jackson. BBC Sport. Retrieved on 18 June 2009.
- ^ Williams, Clive (January 2017). "Christian Malcolm". Welsh Athletics. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Nigel Walker at EIS".
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Clive Sullivan remembered during Black History Month". BBC News. 21 October 2010. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ Thomas, Simon (14 August 2021). "Meeting Mark Brown, the first black man to play rugby for Wales". WalesOnline. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ "Colin Charvis puts 'Grannygate' scandal to bed as DNA reveals he IS Welsh". Wales online. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ Hitt, Carolyn (19 April 2014). "Have Colin Charvis achievements as a pioneer for black rugby players in Wales been properly recognised?". Wales Online. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ Media, P. A. (2020-12-29). "Argentina's Pablo Matera ordered to undergo anti-discrimination training". the Guardian. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
- ^ "Ashton Hewitt: 'People think rugby doesn't have society's problems'". the Guardian. 2021-02-19. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
- ^ "Injury forces Parks to quit rugby". BBC News. 12 May 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ Baldock, Andrew (13 October 2021). "Exeter forward Christ Tshiunza called up by Wales for Autumn Nations Series". The Independent. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ Jeremiah, Rhodri (16 October 2011). "Glenn Webbe: Welsh Rugby's Black Icon". SkySports. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ "Dealing with racism and the one major incident of my career: Wales' first black rugby icon Glenn Webbe tells all". Wa. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ "Steve Robinson – World Featherweight Champion". www.johnnyowen.com. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ Artist Biography by John Bush (1937-01-08). "Shirley Bassey | Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
- ^ admin (2018-07-17). "Meet Flameholder, aka Ruffstylz, aka Dan Lloyd – hip hop pioneer, emcee, activist". We Are Cardiff. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
- ^ "WELSH HOMES: Oasis is music lover's dream; DJ Dregz's home reflects his individuality. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
- ^ "BBC Wales - Radio Wales - Mixing It". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
- ^ Mark Smith (24 January 2013). "Young singer Kizzy Crawford, from Merthyr Tydfil, wins Arts Connect Original Singer-Songwriter prize". Wales Online.
- ^ "BBC Wales - Horizons - EÄDYTH". BBC. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
- ^ "EMWWAA Awards 2019". Ethnic Minority Welsh Women Achievement Association (EMWWAA). Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- ^ Rawlins, Kirsten (4 August 2017). "Music saved me: Benji Webbe of Skindred talks ahead of Bloodstock appearance". Shropshirestar.com. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
- ^ "City star's 'overwhelming honour'". South Wales Argus. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ "BBC - Press Office - Sea of Souls Rakie Ayola". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 5 September 2007.
- ^ "About Rungano Nyoni". Retrieved 8 March 2018.
born in Lusaka, Zambia and grew up in Wales, UK.
- ^ Abbie Wightwick (28 September 2018). "Brilliant, Black and Welsh: A celebration of 100 African Caribbean and African Welsh people". Wales Online. Archived from the original on 11 December 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ March, Polly (29 January 2011). "Swansea actress beats 8,000 to Skins role". BBC News. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ^ "Who is Tayce? Meet the RuPaul's Drag Race UK star who wants to "give 'em the razzle dazzle"". 6 January 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ Mansfield, Ruth (30 January 2011). "Actor set to become part of TV history". southwaleargus.co.uk. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ Marsden, Harriet (25 October 2017). "Betty Campbell: Wales's first black headteacher took civil rights history into classrooms". The Independent. London. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "Abdulrahim Abby Farah: Tributes to Wales-born Somali diplomat". BBC News. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ Hayes, Simon (14 June 2018). "Abdulrahim Abby Farah obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ "Vaughan Gething MS: Minister for Economy".
- ^ Owen, Paul (3 August 2009). "Black Welshman aims to take the fight to the BNP". The Guardian. Manchester: Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
- ^ "Uzo Iwobi OBE". www.100welshwomen.wales. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ "Cardiff roots of new US marshal". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ^ "President Obama Nominates Two to Serve as US Marshals". whitehouse.gov. 2012-02-02. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
External links[edit]
- "Black History Month: The People That Shaped Our Nation". Cardiff City Foundation.
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